Beer-cooler



No. 626,934. Patented lune I3, I899.

H. REININGER.

BEER COOLER.

(Application filed Nov. 2, 1898.)

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H. REININGEB.

BEER COOLER.

(Application filed Npv. 2, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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HENRY REININGER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

BEER-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,934, dated J mile13, 1899.

Application filed November 2, 1398. Serial No. 695,314. (No model.)

To (til whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY REININGER, of New Orleans, in the parish ofOrleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and ImprovedBeer-Cooler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved beer-coolerwhich is simple and durable in construction, very effective inoperation, insures great economy in the use of the cooling medium, isarranged to permit of convenient cleaning, and reduces the loss of theliquid under treatment to a minimum.

Theinvention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described herein after and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the improvement with one of the bonnetsremoved. Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of one of the tubesand the pipe contained therein, the section being on the line 2 2 inFig. 4. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of one of the sections of theimprovement, the view being on the line 3 3 in Figs. 1 and 4; and Fig. 4is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same on the line 4 4 inFig. 1.

The improved beercooler is preferably made in two sections A and B, ofwhich the section A uses water as the cooling medium and the section Buses ammonia, brine, or the like as the cooling medium. Both sectionsare, however, the same in construction, so that it suffices to describebut one in detail.

The liquid to be cooled passes through a pipe 0 into the section A, atone side thereof and at one end, and then circulates through saidsection and passes by a connecting-pipe D into the other section B tocirculate through the latter and be finally discharged from the sectionB through a pipe E. The pipes C, D, and E are provided with suitablethermometers F for indicating the state of the liquid as it passesthrough said pipes.

Each section'A and B is in the form of a casing containinglongitudinally-extending .tubes G, connected at their ends with heads HH, forming the ends of the casing and divided into compartments. One ofthe compartments of the head H receives from the pipe 0 the liquid to becooled, and a compartment of the other head, H discharges the cooledliquid into the pipe D to pass the liquid intoacorrespondingcompartmentintheother section B, to be finally discharged from the lastcompartment in said section into the pipe E. The tubes G and thecompartments in the heads H H are so arranged as to form a continuouspassage from the pipe 0 to the pipe D for the liquid to circulatethrough said passage and over a pipe I, extending through the tubes Gand the compartments in the heads, the return-bends I I of said pipeextending within the compartments, as is plainly indicated in thedrawings. As shown in Fig.

- 1, two such pipes-I may be employed for each section, and each pipe Ifor the section A is provided at one end with an inlet-pipe 1 extendingthrough the bottom of the head II and connected with a suitable sourceof water: supply. The other end of the pipe I is connected with anoutlet-pipe I, also extending through the bottom of the head H andserving to carry off the water. Each pipe I in the section B isconnected at one end with an ammonia or brine supply pipe 1 and theother end is connected with a discharge-pipe I for carrying the ammoniaor brine to a suitable place of discharge. The cooling medium circulating through each pipe I is caused to travel in an opposite direction tothe flow of the beer or other liquid to be cooled, as is plainlyindicated by the arrows in Fig. 3, so that the beer or other liquidfirst comes in contact with that part of the pipe I containing coolingmedium of a higher temperature and gradually comes in contact with thoseparts of the pipe containing the cooling medium of lower temperature. Bythis arrangement a proper and gradual cooling of the liquid takes placeduring its travel through the continuous passage in the sections A andB.

As indicated in the drawings, the ends of the casing are closed bybonnets H H adapted to be removed for affording access to the pipes I,the tubes G, and the compartments in the heads, and thus permit ofreadily cleaning the same whenever deemed necessary to insure a propercontact with the pipes and a consequent cooling of the liquid passingover the, said pipes and through the continuous passage formed by thetubes G and the compartments in the heads. The bonnets H and H arefitted against removable sections H H, respectively, bolted or otherwisesecured to the heads H and H. As indicated in Fig. 3, the return-bendsor elbows I I for the pipes I extend within said removable sections H Hrespectively, this construction being necessary in order to readilyattach the elbows or return-bends to the pipe sections when theapparatus is manufactured.

The bonnets H and H are. preferably hinged at their upper ends to thesections H H as indicated at the left in Figs. 1 and 4, and suitablefastening devices are employed for securing the bonnets in place Whilethe apparatus is in use.

It is evident from the foregoing that by the arrangement described verylittle, if any, of the liquid under treatment is lost during its passageto the sections A and B, and great economy is had in the use of thecooling mediu m, as an exceedingly large cooling-surface is provided forthe liquid to travel over to insure proper cooling of the same.

The space between the pipe I and the tube G through which thepipe-sections pass is reduced as much as possible to cause the liquid totravel in a comparatively thin film over the pipe and insure a veryrapid cooling of the liquid. A shell or jacket J attached to the heads HI1,incloses all the tubes in each section. The sections A and B aresupported on suitable standards K, as shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of the innerpipesadapted toreceive the cooling liquid, the outer pipes surrounding the inner pipesand adapted to receive the liquid to be cooled, the spaced heads locatedat the ends of the outer pipes and forming closed chambers communicatingwith the outer pipes, and bends or elbows located within said chambersand connecting the ends of adjacent inner pipes.

2. The combination of the spaced heads forming end compartments, theouter tubes connecting said end compartments and communicatingtherewith, theinner tubes extendinglongitudinally within said outertubes,and elbows located within said compartments and connectingadjacent inner tubes.

3. The combination of the spaced headsforming end compartments, theouter tubes connecting said heads and communicating therewith, the innertubes extending longitudinally within said outer tubes, connectionsbetween the ends of theinner tubes, said connections being locatedwithin the said end compartments, and bonnets hinged to the heads toclose the outer ends of said compartments.

HENRY REININGER.

Witnesses:

RBT. SCHRIVER, C. MATTERN.

